France is a civilization within Age of Chivalry: Hegemony . This article only covers France in the game. For history, check out the History article.
Civilizational Benefits[]
- Spearmen +1 range, -5 hit points
- Troopers, Knightly Cavalry +20% hit points, cheaper
- Militia Infantry cost -10 silver, +10 food
- Archers cost more wood but less silver
- Priest cost food but less silver
- Peasants cost 45 food
- Castles have more hit points/garrisoning capacity, cost more
- Has access to the Princely Court
- Knights, Troopers +2 LOS (Team Bonus)
Policy Decisions[]
Papal Protector - conversion resistance +50%, Walls have +500 hit points, enables conversion, allows Eternal Peace.
Communes - Militia and Spearmen have +20 hit points.
Unique Units and Technologies[]
Scots Guard - heavy knightly infantry from Scotland.
Swiss Guard - Elite Pikeman with additional bonus against infantry.
Auld Alliance - enables Scots Guards
Order of the Fleur de Lys - Scots Guards have +4 attack and +10 HP; requires Auld Alliance.
Eternal Peace - enables Swiss Guards; requires Papal Protector.
Units Available[]
Infantry[]
Militia Line - France does NOT receive the Halberd Militia. Town Militia and Footman cost 70 food and 10 florins. Researching Communes gives these units +20 HP.
Spearman Line - France receives both spearman-line units, but with less hit points. However, researching Communes gives spearman-line units +20 HP.
Unique Unit - See above.
Cavalry[]
Light Cavalry Line - France does not receive the Hobelar.
Coustilier - France receives this unit. In addition, they are cheaper and have more hit points.
Lancer Line- France receives both units of this line.
Militia Lancer Line - France does NOT receive this line.
Ranged[]
Skirmisher Line - France receives both units within this line.
Archer Line - France does NOT receive the Arbalester.
Cavalry Archer Line - France does NOT receive this line.
Siege Weapons[]
Ram Line - France does NOT receive the Siege Ram.
Scorpion Line - France receives all units from this line.
Mangonel Line - France does NOT receive the Siege Onager.
Other Siege Units - France receives the Florentine Gunner and the Trebuchet.
Castle Units[]
Knightly Infantry - France receives both units of this line.
Knightly Cavalry - France receives both units of this line with an additional 20% HP bonus.
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Mercenary Warship Line - France receives both units of this line.
Galley Line - France and sixteen other civs lack the Galeass.
War Cog - France and sixteen other civs lack the Holk.
Demolition Ship - France receives the Demolition Ship.
Technologies[]
Blacksmith - Of 16 technologies available, France is able to research all except Ring Archer Armor and Bracer.
Military - France can NOT research Squires, Drill Pikemen, Thumb Ring, Plackart, and Bloodlines.
Castle - France does NOT receive Sappers.
Dock - France does NOT receive Shipwright.
Economy - France does NOT receive the Two-Man Saw ,Bills of Exchange, and Stone Shaft Mining.
Church - France does NOT receive Chiliasm and Localised Interdict. Researching Papal Protector enables the Conversion technologies.
Town Hall - France receives all technologies at this building.
University - France does NOT have the oppurtunity to upgrade to Keeps. They also lack the Bombard Tower.
Princely Court - France has the full array of techs to pick from.